Question

How do typical Ascomycetes reproduce asexually?

Answer 1

Ascomycetes

1. Ascomycetes is a phylum belonging to the Kingdom Fungi.
2. They produce sexual microscopic spores inside elongated cells or sacs that are called asci.
3. Asexual mode or reproduction is the dominant form of propagation in this phylum.
4. They reproduce asexually by forming conidia.
5. Conidia are small asexual spores produced exogenously on conidiophores, which are special mycelium.
6. Examples of ascomycetes groups of fungi are Aspergillus sp., Penicillium sp.